Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tennessee

Ranked #29 of 51 · TN

4.8% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $82,240 ≈ $40/hr
Median annual salary $80,050
Employment 1,150

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $60,090P25 $65,480 Median $80,050P75 $98,160P90 $109,830

About 80% of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondarys in Tennessee earn between $60,090 and $109,830. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Tennessee
$82,240
U.S. average
$86,410

The mean nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salary in Tennessee is $82,240, about 4.8% below the U.S. average ($86,410). That works out to roughly $40/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Tennessee

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Knoxville, TN $81,600 $90,740 180
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $81,600 $85,520 220
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $80,380 $82,300 300
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $75,380 $82,710 50
Chattanooga, TN-GA $66,020 $73,780 120
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,790 $72,340 40
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $64,580 $65,170 60

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